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  1. It could be a gearbox issue, not the clutch. If it's a clutch issue it could be over-throwing rather than not disengaging. When at a standstill, try putting it in first gear with the clutch pedal only about 75% down... move the gear shifter slowly, and if you feel any crunching, press the clutch down a bit more until it goes into gear without crunching. 

  2. That second one is for everything:

     

    • 1993 Subaru Impreza LS
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  3. 30 minutes ago, Bugle said:

    Sure I've seen AM synchro sets for 5sp recently, but hellishly expensive

     

    Shame to take the RA away from stock form but the 6spd is a much better box, with lots of support/parts

     

    yes you can find them on websites... but mostly they are made to order items... and when you try and purchase, they aren't actually available.

  4. If restoring the synchos is even possible it's going to be mostly labour plus new oil. Should be under $2000. Cheaper than buying and installing a 6 speed, but you still have a gearbox that

    can't be fixed properly if anything breaks. Your cheapest option would be to get an old, non R/RA 5 speed and fit it yourself... but again... it's just another old box that might be on it's way out.

    You'd have to swap your DCCD centre diff over too.

     

    The only options if you want reliability moving forward is to put in a 6 speed, or a more modern 5 speed that will NOT be low ratio. Even the aftermarket is moving onto to 6 speed only... not many 5 speed options left

    and they would still be more expensive than the 6 speed conversion probably.

     

     

  5. You can not buy new parts for that gearbox anymore... including synchros.  A decent gearbox guy might be able to restore the synchro function a bit though, depending on how worn they are.

     

    It sounds like the clutch slave cylinder is worn out... an easy part to get new and replace.

     

     

  6. 12 hours ago, Bugeye01WRX said:

     

    Can you elaborate more on reps. I get very confused by them as I am constantly seeing the word "rep" thrown around and no idea what is actually a rep etc.

    To me, I thought rep meant replica so if we took for example the Volks, I thought a rep would be a company in CHina making wheels that look and are branded as Volk but are not as they are replica/knockoffs.

     

    But I keep seeing comments like, "rotas are reps" or "Kudos" are reps and when I search these rims they seem both popular and also they are their own brand and don't seem to be mimicking other established rims.

     

    So yeah I get a bit confused. I've seen it mentioned that a single wheel should cost a grand to be genuine but that seems insanely expensive as I check most wheel and tyre shops like Mag & Turbo etc etc the rims are usually around $1,000 - $2,000 for MOST sets of 4.

     

    If I wanted absolutely genuine wheels, can you list me the brands?

     

    And if I didn't want to fork out $4,000 for a set of rims, what would be some good brands?

     

    I'm not planning on tracking the car it is purely a daily driver.

     

    Replicas could be cheap knock offs, i.e. a wheel labelled as a Volk but not a Volk. You won't find those in a legit NZ store, but you will def find cheap wheels that are copying the style of a better quality wheel.

     

    I also think that if you are buying cheaper (made in china) wheels from Mag and Turbo, that the quality should be ok... but I don't know for sure. I tend to stick to Subaru wheels or cheap used good quality wheels...

    I have had subaru wheels, compomotive wheels, speedline wheels, volk wheels and maybe some OZ racing wheels.

     

    A good list of wheel brands is here. https://www.demon-tweeks.com/nz/performance/wheels-accessories/alloy-wheels/

     

    Good wheels locally here https://www.allports.nz

     

     

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  7. 16 hours ago, Bugeye01WRX said:

    A throwback for the fans...

     

    ...6 speed semi-automatic gearbox

     

    ...25 produced

     

    I know, super disappointing. I guess they think "the fans" means "25 super rich assholes".

     

    The upside is that they are perpetuating the desirability of the chassis... and maybe one day it will reach the levels of the mark 1 escort chassis,

    and someone starts to produce them again, and in an affordable manner.

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